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house speaker john boehner, promises to hike the borrowing limit if the president negotiates now. democrats say negotiations will start after the shutdown ends. steve handelsman joins us from the capitol with the latest. high hi, jess, thanks. here in washington, talks to talk about how to have the negotiation will mean an all-nighter for staffers on both sides. one senior republican said, boy, i really don't want to wake up at 7:00 a.m. and call my people and get bad news. there's optimism here tonight that this possible deal could reopen government and could avoid what many up here warn on the debt ceiling could be a disaster. the boehner proposal would put off default by raising the borrowing limit for six weeks in president obama agrees to negotiations. i would hope that the president would look at this as an opportunity and a good faith effort on our part to move halfway, halfway to what he's demanded in order to have these conversations. >> halfway because tea party republicans point out, the government shutdown continues over health care. >> when it comes to the issues deal
house speaker john boehner, promises to hike the borrowing limit if the president negotiates now. democrats say negotiations will start after the shutdown ends. steve handelsman joins us from the capitol with the latest. high hi, jess, thanks. here in washington, talks to talk about how to have the negotiation will mean an all-nighter for staffers on both sides. one senior republican said, boy, i really don't want to wake up at 7:00 a.m. and call my people and get bad news. there's optimism...
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and boehner is running out of time. >> very divisive at this point in our nation's history. thank you, larry. >>> coming up, how facebook helped police crack a disturbing case of bullying and how it led to the arrest of two girls. >>> also -- >> i wish i knew then what i knew now. and i would have had a different conversation with my son. >> little pills with huge danger. we investigate the epidemic that killed this bay area man's son, and the new system aimed at preventing more deaths. we're back in a moment. share with you out of milpitas. you're looking at a traffic map because there's an accident involving a vta bus on 680. several southbound lanes are blocked between jacqueline and calavaras. see in the red. vta tells us ten people are hit. there's an vbvñoff-duty doctor helping there treat people. we have our nbc bay area helicopter leading to the scene now. again, that section of 680 is a mess now. we'll have more information on this breaking story as soon as we can get it to you. >>> well, it is called doctor shopping, bouncing from one office to another racking up
and boehner is running out of time. >> very divisive at this point in our nation's history. thank you, larry. >>> coming up, how facebook helped police crack a disturbing case of bullying and how it led to the arrest of two girls. >>> also -- >> i wish i knew then what i knew now. and i would have had a different conversation with my son. >> little pills with huge danger. we investigate the epidemic that killed this bay area man's son, and the new system...
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. >> reporter: with speaker john boehner now talking one deal to avoid default and re-open government, senate gop lawmakers went to the white house to discuss that with president obama. >> he may not want to call it a negotiation. that's what i would call it. and i do view that as progress. >> reporter: democrats are demanding a long-term deal. >> we cannot have a situation where the debt ceiling is extended as part of a budget negotiation process for only six weeks which would put us right back in the same position that we're in now. >> reporter: and after 11 days of partial government 53% of the public blames the gop in congress. in the new nbc news poll. prompting a republican reboot. >> there's no sense dwelling on the past. mistakes have been made. >> reporter: captain keith colburn was on capitol hill. his both, "the wizard" of the discovery channel's "the deadliest catch" cannot head back to alaska until regulators get back to issuing permits. >> i'm a small businessman in a big ocean with big bills. i need to go fishing. >> reporter: but tea party senator ted cruz urged no dea
. >> reporter: with speaker john boehner now talking one deal to avoid default and re-open government, senate gop lawmakers went to the white house to discuss that with president obama. >> he may not want to call it a negotiation. that's what i would call it. and i do view that as progress. >> reporter: democrats are demanding a long-term deal. >> we cannot have a situation where the debt ceiling is extended as part of a budget negotiation process for only six weeks...
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house speaker john boehner is supporting tea party members who insist on rolling back obama care and spending. >> i think house republicans continue to think that somehow they can extract concessions by keeping the government shutdown. >> given the ruthless and vindictive way the shutdown has been handled, i believe this president would willfully act to destroy the full faith and credit of the united states. >> if the deal is made, it would only be a short-term agreement. america could be in the same position early next year. >>> overseas in syria, four kidnapped aide workers have been released unharmed, but the fate of three others remains unknown. on sunday, six red cross staff members and a volunteer were kidnapped at gunpoint in northwestern part of the country. authorities believe a rebel group with links to al qaeda is behind the kidnapping. syria's main opposition group, free syrian army, is trying to negotiate the release of the three remaining workers. >>> the continued violence in syria is making it difficult for chemical weapons inspectors to do their job. so far they've b
house speaker john boehner is supporting tea party members who insist on rolling back obama care and spending. >> i think house republicans continue to think that somehow they can extract concessions by keeping the government shutdown. >> given the ruthless and vindictive way the shutdown has been handled, i believe this president would willfully act to destroy the full faith and credit of the united states. >> if the deal is made, it would only be a short-term agreement....
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democrats say speaker john boehner will not allow a vote. >> the truth of the matter is, there are enough republicans and democratic votes in the house of representatives right now to end the shutdown. >> the president says he's willing to deal after the shutdown ends and the debt ceiling has been hiked. the debt ceiling deadline is ten days away. >>> americans are hoping for a quick solution in all this, but if no deal is struck before we hit that debt ceiling, the u.s. will not default on its debts. >> at least not according to kentucky senator rand paul. in tonight's "reality check" nbc's sam brock investigates the claim that the u.s. can pay its debts. >> that's perhaps a bit of optimism. rand paul is one of several high profile republicans making this argument. don't worry. the u.s. cannot default and will not default on its debt because we can prioritize our debt payments above everything else in the government. is that true? we have the money to do it but there's nothing in federal law that says we can do it. it's one of several reasons that paul's statement is completely false. th
democrats say speaker john boehner will not allow a vote. >> the truth of the matter is, there are enough republicans and democratic votes in the house of representatives right now to end the shutdown. >> the president says he's willing to deal after the shutdown ends and the debt ceiling has been hiked. the debt ceiling deadline is ten days away. >>> americans are hoping for a quick solution in all this, but if no deal is struck before we hit that debt ceiling, the u.s....